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Originally posted by American Infidel
Religion is for people insecure and weak in their own personal spirituality, and it is a human invention.
If there is a god, that does not mean there is an afterlife, and if there is no god that does not mean there is no afterlife.
Get a grip!!
Originally posted by Notroh est
religion is a greek word meaning a people of common understanding
i dont see how that makes a person weak because they agree with others on an understanding
the understanding may be debated in the light of reason and evidence
and depending on the outcome of such criteque hence judged
ive noticed many islamics are unwilling to question the koran, personally i found it a pessimistic doctrine of hate and could not finish half of it
i wonder how many muslims are willing to read the true words of Christ not the ones that mohammed invented
as atheists are unwilling to question their non belief even when science supports the existance of a creator they simply invent elaborate hypotheticals and theories
people willing to kill another because they feel their understanding is threatened i would call weak
from OP:
THe 6th empire at the time of John is Rome. We're told the 7th Empire does not yet exist at that time. Every Empire conquers the previous one and controls Israel.
The next empire to seize Jerusalem and destroy the preceding Empire.... The Islamic Caliphate
Originally posted by Maxit
reply to post by VinceP1974
I advocate attacking Iran now.. before they get the bomb. I advocate massive attacks onthe Palestinians. I would pursue just the opposite of what the Bible says the future is like.
Who you are to advocate attacks and bombing against people you don't even know?
I would rather advocate to do massive attacks against your person...
Originally posted by American Infidel
Religion is for people insecure and weak in their own personal spirituality, and it is a human invention.
If there is a god, that does not mean there is an afterlife, and if there is no god that does not mean there is no afterlife.
Get a grip!!
Originally posted by antonia
Originally posted by Notroh est
religion is a greek word meaning a people of common understanding
i dont see how that makes a person weak because they agree with others on an understanding
the understanding may be debated in the light of reason and evidence
and depending on the outcome of such criteque hence judged
If your understanding is based on falsehoods, you are weak. If you are unwilling to question these many falsehoods, you are weak. Why do i say these are falsehoods? There are literally hundreds of interpretations as to what will happen in the end times. Not to mention the source material for these prophecies has been edited, embellished and reconstituted over the years. We don't even know if we are reading what was originally written. Nor do we know WHY it was written in the first place. What was the intent?
ive noticed many islamics are unwilling to question the koran, personally i found it a pessimistic doctrine of hate and could not finish half of it
i wonder how many muslims are willing to read the true words of Christ not the ones that mohammed invented
as atheists are unwilling to question their non belief even when science supports the existance of a creator they simply invent elaborate hypotheticals and theories
people willing to kill another because they feel their understanding is threatened i would call weak
I find it telling many Christians refuse to question the validity of their holy book. I find it rather disturbing many Christians base their entire world view on thousand year old writings. I wonder when Christians will stop spreading their doctrine of Xenophobia. Do not assume Atheists do not question their non-belief (and do not assume I am an atheist).
It was stated by another member that "God" is love, God would not do these things. I am in complete agreement with you. "God", whatever this entity is, if it exists, is beyond human understanding. Applying human emotion and logic to it is blasphemous. I think many people today are using "God" to justify their own fears. You would do better to let you fears go, accept the self and accept others.
Originally posted by _Phoenix_
Originally posted by VinceP1974
Also, Islam's god , Allah, is really the crescent moon god of war.
That's just silly. You obviously don't know much about Islam simply by this comment.
Allah means GOD. It's what god means in arabic lol.
Islam worships ONE god, creator of all things, creator of the worlds, moons etc. How can God be a moon god? lol
You do know that Arab christians also use the word Allah, because it means god.
No matter where the word originally came from, anyone who has read the quran would know that in the quran Allah simply means god. It's just a word, a way we humans try to communicate things by using a word.
We don't know of any name for god/allah. So we use words to describe, God/Allah. It's not a name it's a word.
"Allah (Arabic: الله, '', ) is the standard Arabic word for "God". While the term is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to "God". ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah"
[edit on 1-1-2009 by _Phoenix_]